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POGO: Discounting F-35 Performance Instead of Price

POGO: Discounting F-35 Performance Instead of Price

Low-balling a Pentagon contract used to be all the rage. That’s where a contractor — with a wink and a nod from its Defense Department allies — would submit a ridiculously low bid to land a lucrative contract. Then, of course, you could count on that rosy bottom line ballooning over time, forcing th…
Lockheed Wins $213M to Upgrade F-35 Reprogramming Laboratory

Lockheed Wins $213M to Upgrade F-35 Reprogramming Laboratory

Lockheed Martin Corp., a Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a not-to-exceed $213,303,095, cost-plus-incentive-fee undefinitized contract.

This contract provides engineering, maintenance, logistics, and material support, in support of Phase 2 upgrade of the Australia C…

Northrop Wins $534M for M782 Artillery Fuzes

Northrop Wins $534M for M782 Artillery Fuzes

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Rocket Center, West Virginia, was awarded a $533,864,664 firm-fixed-price contract for the M782 multi-option fuze for artillery.

Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimate…

BAE Wins $299M Order for M109A7 SP Guns and Ammo Carriers

BAE Wins $299M Order for M109A7 SP Guns and Ammo Carriers

BAE Systems has received a $299 million contract from the U.S. Army for the production of 40 sets of M109A7 Self-Propelled Howitzers and their companion, the M992A3 ammunition carriers. The award, received on July 1, is for production, delivery, and spare parts for these vehicle sets.

The M109A7…


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